Type-writer cabinet.



W. R. C. ROWAN.

TYPE WRITER CABINET.

A-PRLICATIQN FILED APRA 2s, |916.

ably-on a slant and for UNTTED sTATEs PATENT OFFICE.

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To all 'whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, WALTER R. C. RowAN, a citizen of the United States, and resident of Pittsbur h, in the coun of Allegheny and State o Pennsylvania., ave invented a new and useful Improvement in Type-Writer Cabinets; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description thereof.

y invention relates to a stand or cabinet typewriter, or other machine.

The object of my invention is to provide a stand of this character ink which the annoying sound of the keys and other parts is greatly reduced and modified.

To this` end, my invention consists, generally stated, in a stand or support having a compartment for the typewriter which is open in front for admission of the hands of the operator, and lined with -felt or other suitable sound absorbing material, the top of the compartment being closed by a plate of some translucent material arranged preferreadily movable out of the way when it is desired to inspect the typewriter or remove same. A \In the accompanyingdrawing, Figure 1 is a perspective view o -my improved stand or support; Fig. 2 is a cross-section of the upper portion of the stand taken thro h the compartment; Fi 3 is a section onute line 3 3, Fi. 2; an Fig. 4 is a detail of the stop .for t e top late.

Referring to the wing, the numeral 2 designates a suitable stand or support having the coglplartment' 3 to receive the writer 4. 's compartment ,has the bottom 5, back 6 and ends 7, Y

In the bottom is the turn-table 8 mounted on ball-.bearingsy 9. The typewriter is mounted on this'turn-table, so that it may be turned to inspect the machine from the Furthermorefthe bottom 6 is slidable to and fro, and for that purpose is gerovided with the knobs 10 by which it may drawn out rear or sides.

The bottom 5,1118 back e ma um @as 7,

are lined with felt 12er other suitable sound absorbiig material which acts to deaden the sound the ke and other of the maspeuintion of 'Letters Patent.

Appunti ma April se, 191s. semi im. 93,147.

-of the machine,

to the position indicated in dotted lines, Fig

Patented Apr. 15, 1919.

To further aid in this sound deadening effect, I employ the top-plate 13. This topplate is preferably formed of glass or other translucent material and rests upon the upper edges of the back 6v and ends 7. The ends are made sloping downwardly to the front of the stand, and the top-plate 13 has a corres onding slant. The upper edges of the ends i) have the stops 14 which control the lateral and endwise movement of the plate13. Spring stops 15 are also provided 1n the ends 7 which are depressed by the weight of the plate but act when the plate is moved beyond same, as indicated in dotted lines, Fig. 1 to hold said platein its raised position. In this manner, access may be had to the machine without lifting the plate when it is desired to adjust the paper or for any other purpose.

` en the operator is operating the machine there is ample room for the admission of the hand to operate the machine without inconvenience, and as the top-plate is translucent, the work is under inspection of the eye at all'times.

The sound absorbing material will act to deaden the sound of the keys and other parts while at the same time, the top-plate confines the sound waves and acts in conjunction with the felt on the walls of the compartment to vfurther deaden the sound, so that only a faint click of the keys is heard outside the compartment 3.

By m invention the sharp metallic s ound of the eys and other parts is practically eliminated, and where there are a number of machines in one room the annoyanceand disturbance due to the noise is so modified and lessened as to be practically negligible.

What I claim 1s:

A stand or support for typewriter or other machine having a normally'open-ront c ompartment with its bottom and walls provided with sound absorbing material, and a slanting top-,plate of translucent material adepted to deflect the sound of the keys against the sound-absorbing walls and In testimony whereof, I the said WALTER R. C. RowAN, havehereunto set my hand.

i JOHN F. Wim,

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